Quaternary fossil fish from the Kibish Formation, Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 521-530

  Trapani, Josh ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Fish; Kibish Formation; Omo Valley; Paleoecology; Quaternary; Taphonomy; Teleosts

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; FOSSIL; PALEOECOLOGY; QUATERNARY; SKELETAL REMAINS; TELEOST;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; ETHIOPIA; LAKE TURKANA; OMO VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALLIGATOR; AVES; BARBUS; CICHLIDAE; CLARIAS; CLARIIDAE; CRANIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CYPRINIDAE; GYMNARCHIDAE; GYMNARCHUS; HOMO SAPIENS; HYDROCYNUS; LATES; LATES NILOTICUS; MAMMALIA; POLYPTERUS; SYNODONTIS; TELEOSTEI; TETRAODON; TETRAODONTIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 50849084802     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.05.017     Document Type: Article

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